H.Con.Res.214 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.

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  • Official: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. as introduced.

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09/26/08
 
09/26/08

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9/26/2008--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of
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9/26/2008--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.


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09/30/08
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

4) H.Con.Res. 214 - Posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (Rep. Peter King – Judiciary). 5) H.R. 4120 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007(Rep. Boyda\Carney – Judiciary). 6) S. 1382 - ALS Registry Act (Sen. ..

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09/29/08
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

4) H.Con.Res. 214 - Posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (Rep. Peter King – Judiciary). 5) H.R. 4120 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007(Rep. Boyda/Carney – Judiciary). 6) H.R. 1777 - Need -Based Educational

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09/29/08
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

4) H.Con.Res. 214 - Posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (Rep. Peter King – Judiciary). 5) H.R. 4120 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007(Rep. Boyda\Carney – Judiciary). 6) S. 1382 - ALS Registry Act (Sen. ..

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